God sees the pain and suffering of His people. The earth has been in a state of groaning under the weight of sickness, death, poverty, political unrest, abuse, perversion, and more. Jesus already paid the price for all of these things through His death and resurrection. He took our sin and judgments upon Himself when He hung on the Cross.

Lately, I have been hearing Him say the familiar words from Isaiah 40:1-2 (TPT): "Comfort, comfort My people... Speak tenderly from the heart to revive those in Jerusalem, and proclaim that their warfare is over. Her debt of sin is paid for, and she will not be treated as guilty. Prophesy to her that she has received from the hand of Yahweh twice as many blessings as all her sins."

I am feeling and sensing God's incredible heart for His people in this season... (more)

"The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the Church." (1 Corinthians 14:4)

"But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit." (Jude 1:20)

"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." (Romans 8:26)

I love speaking in tongues; it was one of the first gifts of the Holy Spirit that I really hungered for. I grew up in a Pentecostal church, and tongues used to terrify me when I was young. I was bewildered by the strange thing that I saw the adults doing in the church.

I was born in 1972, and the Pentecostal movement was becoming mature in many ways... (more)

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